State/County - Bensalem Township
Mail Theft on the Rise, Protect Your Mail
Mail thefts have been reported all over the country and in many Bucks County towns, including Newtown, Yardley, Upper and Lower Makefield, Solebury, and Northampton Township.
Federal penalties are in place for tampering with United States mail, but it doesn’t stop people from stealing your mail, checks, and even your identity. Mail theft and the altering of checks seem to be on the rise despite many tips the United States Postal Service and police departments have provided over the years.
Credit: USPS
Do The Following:
- Take the extra few seconds to park and walk your mail inside the post office for a safer delivery. Take mail to the Post Office counter and hand it to the clerk. If not available, use the letter slots inside the Post Office.
- Hand deliver it to a letter carrier.
- Bank online.
- Refrain from mailing checks or other negotiable items if possible. If you must send a check in the mail, use a gel pen to write checks; ballpoint pen ink can be easily washed off a check.
- Use plain white envelopes with company names, these tend to be easy targets. Refrain from sending cash or sensitive information in mail if possible. Monitor bank activity online and review bank statements.
- Pick up your mail promptly after delivery. If you’re expecting checks, credit cards, or other negotiable items, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your mail.
- If you don’t receive a check or other valuable mail you’re expecting, contact the issuing agency immediately.
- If you change your address, immediately notify your Post Office and anyone with whom you do business via the mail.
- Put a hold on your mail when you will be out of town and unable to pick up your mail.
Authorities recommend:
- Do not put checks in your personal mailboxes or in the blue post office mailboxes. Residents have reported to police incidents of ‘washed’ or altered checks.
- Do not send cash in the mail.
- Do not deposit mail into mailboxes after it’s been collected for the day.
- Avoid depositing mail during the night, Sundays, long weekends, and federal holidays.
- Never put mail in a collection box that is visibly overfilled.
- Don’t leave mail in your mailbox overnight.
Don’t become a victim and protect your identity by protecting your mail.
Share this information with friends, family and neighbors to prevent them from becoming a victim.
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In only its second year, Bucks County Community College (BCCC) picked up another medal at the prestigious horticultural expo for its ‘Rooted in Art’ tribute to Stella Elkins Tyler.
BCCC’s floral design program has once again taken home a prize in only its second year participating in the Philadelphia Flower Show. Students, alumni, and instructors earned a bronze medal for “Rooted in Art,” reflecting the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features Tyler’s sculpture “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” donated to the College by Carol Tyler, who visited the show with College President & CEO Dr. Patrick M. Jones (Feature Pic). The College was founded on the Tyler estate in Newtown more than 60 years ago. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.
Credit: BCCC
A team of 20 students, alumni, and instructors from BCCC’s floral design program helped install “Rooted in Art” at the Philadelphia Flower Show, which reflects the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features one of Tyler’s original bronze sculptures, “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” pictured in the background.
Credit: BCCC
Melanie Poff (left) and her mother Els Poff, both Certified Floral Designers from Doylestown and students in BCCC’s floral design program, helped surround “Joan of Arc at Orleans” by Stella Elkins Tyler with botanical beauty at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The sculpture is part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit, reflecting the deep connection between art, education, and nature that Stella Elkins Tyler championed throughout her life.
Credit: BCCC
Amparito Arriaga, a Certified Floral Designer from Exton and a student in BCCC’s floral design program, installs part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.
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